These Guidelines provide the Arctic cruise ship operator with information on the appropriate Canadian government agencies to be contacted for approvals and advice. Increasing passenger operations in Canadian Arctic waters have made it necessary for operators to be thoroughly familiar with all the Government regulations concerning:
- pollution prevention;
- ship safety;
- national security;
- vessel traffic management;
- ice navigation and ice regimes;
- tourism affecting Arctic communities;
- search and rescue;
- Arctic marine survival
The reference section lists the agencies involved. The reader is directed to the appropriate agency by reference numbers in the text. Other documents and regulations are cited in the Guidelines. Some of these publications are required to be on board vessels. Others provide useful reference information to the operator or organizer.
Arctic Cruise Ship "Akademik loffe"